Irish singer and leader of The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan performs in concert in Wroclaw, Poland, 01 May 2017. Reports on 15 January 2018 state Dolores O'Riordan has died in London, aged 46.EPA - MACIEJ KULZYNSKI

Following her death, her boyfriend and D.A.R.K. bandmate Ole Koretsky said "the love of my life is gone".

He said in a statement: "My friend, partner, and the love of my life is gone. My heart is broken and it is beyond repair.

"Dolores is beautiful. Her art is beautiful. Her family is beautiful. The energy she continues to radiate is undeniable.

"I am lost.

"I miss her so much.

"I will continue to stumble around this planet for some time knowing well there's no real place for me here now."

Her The Cranberries band mates - Noel Hogan, Fergal Lawler, and Mike Hogan - said they were "devastated" by the news, adding "the world has lost a true artist".

Tributes have also poured in from the world of music for the mother-of-three, while a number of fans braved the adverse weather conditions to sign a book of condolences opened at Limerick City and County Council.

One of the first to sign the book was the principal of the singer's old school, Laurel Hill Colaiste in Limerick.

Aedin Ni Bhriain said the school is very proud of everything O'Riordan achieved.

She said she never forgot her roots and even asked the school choir to sing at her wedding.

"We wanted to express our sympathy to her family because it is such a loss for them and also to show our deep love for everything she did and out admiration for everything she achieved," she said.

"We are very proud of her as a past pupil and also because she was a Limerick woman who never forgot she was a Limerick woman. She kept the links with Limerick. We are so proud of everything she achieved."

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